superans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →superans, (gen.), superantis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
predominant;
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (all)voc. sg. (all) - Entry →supero, superare, superavi, superatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
overcome, conquer; survive; outdo; surpass, be above, have the upper hand;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quaterent campos; ipse ardua montis per deserta iugo superans adventat ad urbem. furta paro belli conuexo in tramite..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...vocati accipiunt, palmam Entello taurumque relinquunt. hic victor superans animis tauroque superbus 'nate dea, vosque haec' inquit 'cognoscite..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Ipse Hannibal qua turris mobilis, omnia munimenta urbis superans altitudine, agebatur hortator aderat. Quae cum admota catapultis ballistisque..."
